How The Royal Family Celebrates Christmas: From Strong Cocktails To Competitive Board Games

Christmas is one of the merriest time of the year and it has always been associated with family get-togethers and reunions. Overall, the season is the time when people spend time with their loved ones and other people they care about like friends and colleagues.

This was how Christmas is seen around the world and it is the same for everyone. This means that regardless of the status in life and even the Royal Family, the season is being celebrated in the same way and same feelings of love.

Also, according to the UK’s The Daily Mail, while most people would think that the Royal Family celebrates Christmas in a very formal manner, this is not exactly the case. They also follow the same traditions as the common families but sometimes there are some twists that make theirs unique.

For instance, during the exchange gifts, rather than buying expensive items, the Royal Family goes for something goofy. They want their gift-giving to be humorous thus they pick gifts that will surely make everyone burst out laughing.

Prince Harry once gifted his brother Prince William with a comb and everyone knows that the second in line to the throne don’t need it for obvious reasons. For his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, the naughty prince who was still a bachelor at that time, gave Her Majesty a shower cap with a slogan that reads: “Ain’t life a bitch,” as per Marie Claire.

In any case, the Royal Family also celebrates Christmas with alcoholic drinks and it was said that they enjoy really strong cocktails that Prince Philip mixes himself. But royal expert Ingrid Seward pointed out that none of the family members is a great drinker but they like it strong. On the other hand, those who can’t take the cocktails go for champagne while the Queen prefers a martini.

Seward also mentioned that the family also plays games on Christmas eve and they can get really competitive even if they are just board games. Also, the royals usually go to bed around 2 or 3 a.m. because nobody sleeps before the Queen does. Aside from games, there are also singing and someone plays the piano.

Finally, even if they have gone to bed really late on Christmas Eve, everyone is expected to attend church service in the morning with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. They walk to St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham and greet people on the way there.